1. Warm-Up: Take a Unit 3 Vocabulary Review Sheet.
Read the following sentence. Then, complete one of the activities for one of the underlined words on the back of the sheet.
-The fire department called in reinforcements from nearby towns to help fight the blaze.
-His pet’s death created a vacuum that made Jason very sad.
Use the rules for breaking words into their parts to determine how to say either word.
Use context clues to write a definition for either word.
Write an antonym for either word.
Begin working on: Review the vocabulary words

2. A large amount of something.
Having opinions, especially related to politics, that are not extreme.
Impossible to pass through or see through.
A settlement of differences between people who don’t agree on something.
Describes something that is done very carefully, paying close attention to details.
Becoming less united. Getting weaker.
Having a goal to do or have something.
Clearly expressed.
Not just (not fair). Not in agreement with a nation’s constitution.
An official order issued by a court that forbids doing a certain act, such as marching in protest or going on strike.
Moderate
Meticulously
Impenetrable
Explicit
Unconstitutional
Reconciliation
Disintegrating
Injunction
Aspiring
Abundance

6. Agenda Time (min.’s) Unit: Conflict
Essential Question: Does conflict ever make things better? 10
Interactive Reading 5
Vocabulary (Reinforcements, Vacuum) 15
Read Aloud We’ve Got a Job (Chapters 13 and 14. Read the sections that are starred.) Summarize
Classroom Conversation
Whole Group (Context Clues) 35
Work Time (3.20 Weekly Reading Check; Word Slam, Study the Vocabulary)
Wrap-Up

7. 3.17
Reinforcements: extra people, such as soldiers, police officers, or firefighters, who are sent to a place because their help is needed
When the termites ___________, the ants sent for reinforcements.
Vacuum: a state in which something is lacking or does not exist; an emptiness
There is nothing worse than the vacuum felt in one’s heart when _______________________.

8. 3.1
Segregation: the act of separating people of different races, especially in schools, housing and other parts of society
Our country has ___________________ the
consequences of segregation for many decades.
Integration: the act of bringing together people of different races, especially in schools, housing and other parts of society
Integration of the races has been a battle that has brought much ________________.
3.2
Prosecuted: officially charged with a crime in a court of law
Swiper could easily be prosecuted for ____________.
Vindictive: trying to hurt someone because one believes they have been harmed by that person; getting revenge
The Coyote was so vindictive toward Road Runner because he __________________.
3.3
Confront: to deal with a problem or difficult situation
Some people prefer to confront problems head on while others avoid ______________.
Activism: a belief that people must take part in events to achieve political or social change.
The activism of Charlie Brown and Snoopy caused ________________.
3.4
Inevitable: Unavoidable. Not preventable.
Many felt that it was inevitable that Tom would eventually ___________ Jerry.
Fortitude: Courage or strength shown by someone dealing with great difficulties.
It took incredible fortitude for the Marines to _______________ at Iwo Jima.

9. 3.6
Moderate: Having opinions, especially related to politics, that are not extreme.
Compared to _________________, Shrek’s views on the castle’s new design were very moderate.
Meticulously: Describes something that is done very carefully, paying close attention to details.
It was very difficult for Donkey to meticulously __________________, because he had hooves for hands.
3.7
Impenetrable: Impossible to pass through or see through.
Many people believe that ____________ is impenetrable.
Explicit: Clearly expressed.
The gift of __________ that he gave to her made it explicit that he loved her.
3.8
Unconstitutional: Not just (not fair). Not in agreement with a nation’s constitution.
A court decided it was unconstitutional for the government to use cameras to give people tickets for ______________.
Reconciliation: A settlement of differences between people who don’t agree on something.
Bugs and Yosemite Sam could not come to a reconciliation on ___________________.
3.9
Disintegrating: Becoming less united. Getting weaker.
Unity among the army of spiders was disintegrating when the queen spider ___________________.
Injunction: An official order issued by a court that forbids doing a certain act, such as marching in protest or going on strike.
The judge signed an injunction forcing the lion’s handler to __________________.

10. 3.11
Aspiring: Having a goal to do or have something.
I am an aspiring ___________.
Abundance: A large amount of something.
The man and woman won an abundance of money in the lottery, allowing him to buy __________________.
3.12
Disperse: to separate or scatter in different directions
Fred and Velma and the gang ____________ to get the gang of ghosts to disperse.
Inflict: to cause suffering or something unpleasant
In an effort to scare Scooby Doo, the ghost ___________ to inflict him with as much fear as possible.
3.13
Surging: moving quickly and forcefully in a particular direction
Cease: to no longer do something
3.14
Option: choice
Consulting Map, Dora the Explorer knew her options were _________________________.
Despised: had no respect for someone or something: hated
Even though Swiper was always __________, Dora never despised him.

11. 3.16
Relatively: in a way that compares things
Compared to an alligator, a ___________ is relatively the same size.
Peered: looked closely or carefully at something
The T-Rex peered closely at the ______________ just before it ____________.
3.17
Reinforcements: extra people, such as soldiers, police officers, or firefighters, who are sent to a place because their help is needed
When the termites ___________, the ants sent for reinforcements.
Vacuum: a state in which something is lacking or does not exist; an emptiness
There is nothing worse than the vacuum felt in one’s heart when _______________________.

12. We’ve Got a Job 10, 11 Chapters 13 and 14 Author’s Purpose
Context Clues
Prediction
Chapters 13 and 14

13. Tone, in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. 
Examples:
“I’m so glad that jerk was fired; now I won’t have to deal with him anymore.” Vs. “It’s terrible that Tony was let go; he was such a great colleague!”
“The movie was amazing! I was laughing so hard I cried!” Vs. “You can only watch infantile humor for so long before you want to punch yourself in the face.”

14. Amused Content Happy Pleasant Appreciative Dreamy Hopeful Proud
Tone Vocabulary List
Positive Tone/Attitude Words
Amiable Consoling Friendly Playful
Amused Content Happy Pleasant
Appreciative Dreamy Hopeful Proud
Authoritative Ecstatic Impassioned Relaxed
Benevolent Elated Jovial Reverent
Brave Elevated Joyful Romantic
Calm Encouraging Jubilant Soothing
Cheerful Energetic Lighthearted Surprised
Cheery Enthusiastic Loving Sweet
Compassionate Excited Optimistic Sympathetic
Complimentary Exuberant Passionate Vibrant
Confident Fanciful Peaceful Whimsical

15. Negative Tone/Attitude Words
Accusing Choleric Furious Quarrelsome
Aggravated Coarse Harsh Shameful
Agitated Cold Haughty Smooth
Angry Condemnatory Hateful Snooty
Apathetic Condescending Hurtful Superficial
Arrogant Contradictory Indignant Surly
Artificial Critical Inflammatory Testy
Audacious Desperate Insulting Threatening
Belligerent Disappointed Irritated Tired
Bitter Disgruntled Manipulative Uninterested
Boring Disgusted Obnoxious Wrathful
Brash Disinterested Outraged
Childish Facetious Passive

16. Even before the details of police involvement were known, blacks retaliated with unleashed frustration and fury. Enraged patrons of nearby pool halls and bars poured into the motel’s parking lot, surrounding streets, and Kelly Ingram Park. They threw bottles and chunks of concrete at officers.
1. Part A. Which of the following words or phrases most closely matches the meaning of the word retaliated?
Repeated
Surrendered
Retreated
Fought back

17. Even (A) before the details of police involvement were known, blacks retaliated with (B) unleashed frustration and fury. Enraged (C) patrons of nearby pool halls and bars poured into the motel’s parking lot, (D)surrounding streets, and Kelly Ingram Park. (E) They threw bottles and chunks of concrete at officers.
Part B.
Which two of the underlined phrases above serve as context clues for determining the answer for Part A?

18. Marauders smashed car windows and looted stores- some owned by whites and others by blacks. Someone stabbed a policeman three times in the back. Rioters pulled a white taxi driver out of his vehicle and stabbed him, then overturned the cab and torched it. When sparks set nearby buildings aflame, the mob prevented fire trucks driven by whites from reaching the site. Police sprayed tear gas from a tank, but the mob refused to disperse. A city block of apartment houses and businesses blazed.
Part A. Which of the following words or phrases most closely matches the meaning of the word marauders?
thieves
graffiti artists
An invader and attacker
A fire fighter

19. Part A
Reread the following sentence:
Movement strategists concocted a new plan to catch the police off guard that Saturday.
Which of the following words or phrases most closely matches the meaning of the word concocted?
Destroyed
Surrounded
Created
Traded

20. Part A
Reread the following sentence:
Movement strategists concocted a new plan to catch the police off guard that Saturday.
Which of the following words or phrases acts as a context clue to help you determine the meaning of Part A?
movement
strategists
plan
guard

21. Central Idea
Central Idea
Detail 1
Detail 2
Detail 3

22. Arnetta didn’t seem scared to get arrested. Arnetta was arrested.
Central Idea
Central Idea
Arnetta didn’t seem scared to get arrested.
Arnetta was arrested.
Arnetta was laughed at in the jail and treated badly.

23. Arnetta was willing to make sacrifices for equal rights.
Central Idea
Arnetta was willing to make sacrifices for equal rights.
Arnetta didn’t seem scared to get arrested.
Arnetta was arrested.
Arnetta was laughed at in the jail and treated badly.

27. Work Time:
3.16 Plan an Explanatory Paragraph
Any unfinished iPractices
Interactive Reading
Unit 3 Grammar Study Plan/ Vocabulary Study Plan, Spelling Study Plan
Independent Reading

28. Wrap Up
What part of today’s reading did you find most interesting?